Sand-band fbr wagons



y J.A.FULT0N. SAND ABAND PR WAGONS.

No. 528,588. 'I Patented Nov. 8, 1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES A. FULTON, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. l

SAN D-BAN-D F'oR wAeoNs.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 528,538, dated November6, 1894.

Application inea May' 5. 189s.

To @ZZ whom, it may concern/f Be it known that I, JAMES A. FULTON, ofSouth Bend, in the county of St. Joseph, in the State of Indiana, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Sand-Bands for Wagons and otherVehicles; and I declare thatthe following is a full and accuratedescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein Figure l is longitudinal section of the skein and hub,showing my invention. Fig. 2 is a Fig. 3 is an end view ofthe same. Fig.4 is a perspective View of a portion of the hub with another form of myinvention applied thereto. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the skein withanother form of collar from that shown in Fig. l.

The object of my invention is to prevent dirt and sand from enteringbetween the axle and hub and thereby causing the box and skein to berapidly worn out. I am aware that others have made devices for the sainepurpose, but so far as I know no one has fashioned a devicesubstantially like and so simple and effective as mine.

As the wheel revolves sand and dirt are carried up clinging to the fellyand tire. This is especially true when the road is wet. The sand or dirtso carried up is liable to, and does drop off the tire or felly upon thehub and some of it, unless prevented by some device for the purpose,will find its way into the space between the end of the hub and theshoulder of the axle and thence into the hub where it tends to grindaway the surfaces of the box and skein, and greatly increases the laborof the draft animals.

My invention consists of a projecting annular ledge on the end of thehub and a band containing a groove, affixed to the axle or skein in suchposition as will be suitable to receive and inclose the said projectingledge and thereby arrest any sand or dirt which may fall uponsaid ledge,which I denominate a sand band, and prevent the same from Iinding itsway into the hub.

A is an ordinary wagon or carriage hub and B is the axle or skein onwhich said wheel revolves.

E is the sand bandvor ledge, projectingv serai No. 473.058. (No mtas.)

from the end of the hub parallel with and con@ centric to the axle.

The band E may be made and attached in many ways. In the drawings, Figl, it is represented as a cylindrical ring one edge of which is embeddedin the hub. This method would not be convenient if the hub were made ofmetal and it would then be made with provision for attachment by meansof screws or otherwise. (See Fig. 4.)

The band or ledge E is suiiiciently wide to project beyond the joint G,between the end of the hub and the shoulder ot' the axle, and to arrestany sand or dirt which may fall oft' the end ot' the hub, and preventitfrom tinding its way between the hub and skein.

The skein or axle B is provided with a collar C, which may be madeintegral with said skein or axle, or made separate therefrom to beattached in any suitable Way. In Figs. 3 and 5 it is shown with anorifice D, to admit the skein. On its outer side or face said collar isprovided with a groove F formed by a housing H which extends over thetop of the skein and about halt way down either side as shown in Fig. 3.The housing H serves to arrest any sand or mud which falls beyond thehub, and prevents any such dirt from reaching the sand band at allexcept such as` may pass down through the outer part of the joint G; Theupper surface ot' the housing H and the lower surface of the groove Fslope away'from the joint G so that any sand or dirt which falls oi thesand band into said groove will tend to keep away from said joint G. Themotion of the sand band through said groove will also tend to brush saidsand or airt out at the open end of said groove, and this tendency willbe made more positive by slight ribs I, on the inner side of said band,said ribs being oblique to the plane of rotation, so that any matteracted upon by said ribs will be pushed away from the joint G, as well astoward the open end of the groove.

That part which I have called al housing H may be integral with orseparate from the collar.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. The hub A provided withaledge or sand band E, combined with an axle or skein B IAO providedwith a sand grooveF` extending part said band E, the said band beingprovided Way around said skein, the said band E be- With the inclinedrib or ribs I, substantially ing provided with the ribs I, as and forthe as set forth.

purposes set forth. JAMES A. FULTON. 5 2. The hub A provided with a.ledge or sand Vitnesses:

band E, combined with an axle or skein B JOHN B. IIABERLE,

provided with a. groove adapted to receive XVM. A. VIELE.

